Propofol infusion 10 mg/ml at MercyOne Elkader Medical Center

901 Davidson St. NW, Elkader, IA · MercyOne · · NPI 1184645434

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Mar 31, 2026 · Ingested Aug 3, 2026

$46.50

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What a hospital charges a self-pay patient who pays directly, without going through insurance — usually well below the gross charge.

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$46.50

Gross charge

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Gross charge (chargemaster price)

The hospital's full, undiscounted list price — pulled from its internal "chargemaster" price list. Almost no one actually pays this.

Example: A chest X-ray has a gross charge of $1,450. The same hospital's discounted cash price for the same X-ray is $180 — the gross charge mostly anchors negotiations, not what patients pay.

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The hospital's undiscounted list price — almost no one pays this.

$4.79 with BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE vs $9.72 with CLAIMDOC — same scan, same building. Share

Negotiated rates by payer
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Negotiated rate

The price a specific insurance plan agreed to pay the hospital for a service — it varies by insurer, and even by plan within the same insurer.

Example: The same knee MRI has a negotiated rate of $904 with one insurer's PPO plan and $1,509 with another's — identical hospital, identical scan.

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Payer
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Payer

The insurance company footing the bill — Aetna, UnitedHealthcare, Medicare, and so on.

Example: "Blue Cross Blue Shield" is the payer. Its negotiated rate for an MRI might be $904, while a different payer's negotiated rate for the same scan is $1,509.

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Plan
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Plan

The specific product an insurer sells — e.g. "Blue Cross PPO 500" — which sets your deductible, coinsurance and negotiated rates.

Example: Two people both insured by Aetna can owe very different amounts for the same MRI: $50 with an HMO plan's flat copay, or the full $1,200 toward a high-deductible PPO plan's unmet deductible.

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Negotiated rate vs. cash
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLMARK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $4.79 ↓ -90%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $4.84 ↓ -90%
HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITYPOINT HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADV $4.88 ↓ -90%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $4.93 ↓ -89%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $5.02 ↓ -89%
MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $5.02 ↓ -89%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $5.13 ↓ -89%
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $5.79 ↓ -88%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $5.87 ↓ -87%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $5.90 ↓ -87%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $6.43 ↓ -86%
COVENTRY AETNA $6.84 ↓ -85%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $6.84 ↓ -85%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $6.84 ↓ -85%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $6.84 ↓ -85%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $6.84 ↓ -85%
AETNA AETNA $6.84 ↓ -85%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $6.84 ↓ -85%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $6.84 ↓ -85%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $6.84 ↓ -85%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $6.84 ↓ -85%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $6.84 ↓ -85%
MERITAIN AETNA $6.84 ↓ -85%
WEBTPA AETNA $6.84 ↓ -85%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $6.84 ↓ -85%
CENTIVO CENTIVO $7.25 ↓ -84%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $7.44 ↓ -84%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $7.44 ↓ -84%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $8.12 ↓ -83%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $8.14 ↓ -82%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $8.14 ↓ -82%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $8.95 ↓ -81%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE $9.11 ↓ -80%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE $9.11 ↓ -80%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE $9.11 ↓ -80%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE $9.11 ↓ -80%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE $9.11 ↓ -80%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE $9.11 ↓ -80%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $9.30 ↓ -80%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $9.30 ↓ -80%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $9.72 ↓ -79%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $9.72 ↓ -79%

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Propofol infusion 10 mg/ml at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $46.50 $5.94 – $15.00
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $46.50 $4.04 – $12.04
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein $46.50 $7.61 – $19.90
MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center West Des Moines $46.50 $1.87 – $9.30
MercyOne Centerville Medical Center Centerville $46.50 $2.55 – $9.30
MercyOne Newton Medical Center Newton $46.50 $5.98 – $9.20
MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center Mason City $99.50 $5.09 – $19.90
UnityPoint Health - Allen Hospital Waterloo $23.82 $0.03 – $0.09

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